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A varied mix of styles this week, with work from London, Mexico City, and London again. Issho by Dutchscot Issho is a Japanese restaurant based in Leeds, Yorkshire, England — its name translating to “Togetherness” in Japanese. The identity, designed by London-based Dutchscot, builds on the name by pairing it with Kintsugi, an ancient Japanese art form where repairing an item with gold joins makes the object more desirable than before. Applied as copper foil, the menus and some of the other materials appear to be broken and mended with the technique. Dishes, paintings, and other physical elements of the restaurant also elegantly implement Kintsugi. A set of rich, floral patterns, designed by Eley Kishimoto, complements the identity in an unexpected way with sudden heavy bu